Afternoons Podcast Options

2:44 PM.For today's feature album we've chosen Elton John's 'Honky Chateau'. Honky Chateau is the fifth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1972. Audio

2:20 PM.His name is Craig Salmon and he likes to drive. Nothing too surprising in that. Back on November 21st, he left Cape Reinga for the Bluff. He made it, he turned around, and now he's nearly driven all… Read more Audio

2:06 PM.It is meant to be a time of giving, but what some people give to charities at this time of year falls far short of the Christmas spirit. Stained mattresses, torn clothing, and appliances that don't… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.This week we revisit what was a big year in anyone's language: 1981. New Zealand endured a hugely divisive winter, as protest and confrontation swept through the country, over the government's… Read more Audio

1:07 PM.Jolisa Gracewood from Auckland has chosen 'Right Said Fred' by Bernard Cribbins. Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.This week's review includes Paddington; The Water Diviner; The Imitation Game. Audio

3:20 PM.Food writer Julie Biuso with Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Preserved Lemon. Audio

3:10 PM.Belinda's Wine Picks: Coopers Creek Huapai Rosé 2014 $20; Rapaura Springs Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2014 $19.00; Saint Clair Marlborough Premium Pinot Noir 2013 $25; Greystone Pinot Noir 2013 $40 from… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.Joan Armatrading will play the final New Zealand concert of her current tour in Christchurch this evening. Audio

2:20 PM.Its been six months since a Christchurch woman started helping the local homeless community with food and clothing. Today the people she's helped talk about the difference it's made. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.As Christmas draws ever nearer, so do the bicentennial celebrations of the introduction of Christianity to New Zealand. The man credited with making that introduction is Reverend Samuel Marsden who… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.A group which truly defies genre description. 2014 has been a very busy year for them with the release of two albums and an EP. They are on tour too, over Christmas and New Year, to a favorite part of… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Kay from Christchurch nominates 'Mary, Did You Know' sung by Hayley Westenra. Audio

9:46 PM.Google's Loon project aims to deliver internet access to remote areas, but the balloons are also helping scientists to study changes in the stratosphere. Read more Audio

9:06 PM.Wild robins are the perfect subjects for a study looking at how smart birds are, and whether being smart helps them raise more chicks Read more Audio

3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:07 PM.A man who has had eight books published in the United States. But you may not even know his name. Blenheim-born Wellingtonian, Thomas W Devine, spent most of his working life working in public law… Read more Audio

2:44 PM.Today our feature album is 'Chaka' by Chaka Khan. The debut solo album by American R&B/funk singer born Yvette Marie Stevens in March 1953 and released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1978.Yvette… Read more Audio

2:19 PM.Two Northland artists have admitted giving some Whangarei District Council bollards a sneaky Hundertwasser-style makeover. But the guilty parties are unrepentent, after H-bombing six bollards in the… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.About this time last year we met Steve Flaunty, the creator of a grand display on a miniature scale. One whole room of his Lower Hutt house is transformed every year into a Christmas village complete… Read more Audio

1:24 PM.We are heading off shore for the last edition of New Zealand A to Z for 2014. This place is described, at least by locals, as the jewel in the crown of Waiheke Island. It's the location of the largest… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.John Stokes from Wellington has chosen 'Let It Be' by the Beatles. Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.It's nearly 50 years since Marlborough whalers J. A. Perano and Company harpooned their last whale in New Zealand waters. Peter Perano reflects on what it was like to be a third generation whaler… Read more Audio